Does your car attract others – or reveal a frail ego?

I'm not embarrassed to say I think cars make dubious love nests, but apparently I'm alone in my beliefs. Last year, 1,000 men and women commissioned by Lifeskool, an on-demand cable show, took part in a "Cars and Summer Romance" survey. Nearly 70% said they wanted to have sex in their vehicle, and nearly half the respondents have been using their cars as a nookie nest since graduating high school.

The survey must have been sent to people on Forbes' 500 list, because the champ love machines people said they wanted to get down in were as follows:

Sixty percent said they'd date someone just because they had a swank whip, but 55% said they wouldn't turn down a date because of their suitor's lack of quality wheels.

Americans also appear to have a fondness for backseats — 49% of respondees say they've "gone all the way" in a car in their post-school years, 10% say they've gone to "third base, 9% say "first base" and 6% claim "second base."

Confused? You needn't be — 26% say they're auto virgins and have forgotten what "bases" used to mean.

As to which car revs people's motors, 35% of those surveyed said the price of a set of wheels best determines whether or not it'd make a good love nest.

You needn't draw conclusions just from this one survey, however.

In 2006, Britain's Daily Mail reported that 4,000 people said their top fave car to have sex in was the Volvo Estate (that's the V50 wagon here in the U.S.).

It's a surprising result given Volvo's overall non-glam reputation in America.

The Mercedes Sprinter — an upscale van — came in second, and the VW Camper van came in third. BMW's 3-series was fourth, and, believe or not, the Ford Escort was number five.

Sixty-eight percent of the respondees said they'd had sex in a car, but the most alarming news was that one out of 10 said they'd engaged in amorous activities while the car was moving.